JP4266251B2 - Goods management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an article management apparatus, and more particularly to an article management apparatus suitable for moving a plurality of articles simultaneously.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, when moving (transporting) an article (luggage) in a transportation facility such as an aircraft, a cart, or a truck, a logistics card in which management information (data) such as a barcode or magnetic data is recorded on the article, A so-called tag (in the present invention, the tag is used in the same meaning as the physical distribution card of the present invention) is directly attached to the article or attached to the article with a hanging strap (the present invention). Then, attaching the tag with a hanging strap is included in the pasting.)
[0003]
FIG. 4 shows an outline of the physical distribution state of conventional articles, where a plurality of articles a1 to an are routed from a dispatch point A to a predetermined destination via a relay point B. An example is shown in which the vehicle is transported by a predetermined transport facility such as an aircraft.
[0004]
At point A of the shipping point, tags T1 to Tn with identification data, so-called IDs, are affixed to the articles a1 to an, respectively, and each of the affixed tags T1 to Tn is read by the reader 100A. It is comprised so that it may be read by.
[0005]
The reader 100A is constituted by a barcode reader when the tags T1 to Tn are made of barcodes, and is constituted by a card reader when the tags T1 to Tn are made of magnetic cards, and further an IC card provided with an antenna. It consists of a non-contact type reader.
[0006]
Regardless of the types of tags T1 to Tn, the information of the tags T1 to Tn read at the point A, that is, the information for identifying the articles a1 to an is mainly composed of the host computer via the communication line. It is configured to be sent to the management server H and managed collectively there. That is, the management server H collects and manages information for each of the articles a1 to an sent from the point A.
[0007]
When the articles a1 to an sent from the point A reach the point B as the relay point, the tags affixed to the articles a1 to an in the same manner as the point A by the reader B provided at the point B T1 to Tn are read, and the read data is sent to the management server H. Therefore, the management server H determines whether each article a1 to an has arrived safely at the B point by comparing the data read at the A point with the data read at the B point. can do.
[0008]
The above-described determination by the management server H is also performed at each relay point and each arrival point until each article a1 to an reaches a predetermined arrival point.
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional article management apparatus is based on a management server including a host computer that collects and manages information on the movement of each article, the entire management apparatus becomes large and equipment costs increase. It was.
[0010]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article management apparatus capable of efficiently managing the movement of articles with a simple configuration.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the article management apparatus according to the present invention provides
An article management device used a plurality of articles toward the point of arrival through the waypoints from ships point to Rutoki simultaneously moved by the same movement path regardless of its destination,
At the shipping point, a logistics card is affixed to each of multiple items,
In addition, the shipping point is equipped with a reading management machine,
Reading means for reading data recorded on a distribution card affixed to each of a plurality of articles;
The distribution card affixed to one predetermined item among a plurality of items is used as a management card, and the identification data of the distribution card affixed to the remaining other items read by the reading means on the management card Writing means for writing also ,
At least one of the relay point and the arrival point is provided with another reading manager, and this other reading manager is
Other reading means for reading data recorded on a distribution card affixed to each of a plurality of articles,
Management in which the identification data of the distribution card affixed to other articles is written in addition to the identification data of the distribution card affixed to the article by the writing means from the data read by other reading means An extraction means for extracting a card;
Collation means for collating the extracted identification data of the management card and data read by other reading means ;
Plurality of articles when the collation coincidence is obtained is determined to be circulating simultaneously, and a determining means for determining a plurality of articles is not distributed at the same time as the collation coincidence is not obtained,
The plurality of articles are moved while confirming the distribution state of the plurality of articles based only on the data recorded on the distribution card affixed to each article prepared on the shipping point side. It is said.
The physical distribution card is characterized by comprising a non-contact IC card.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a physical distribution state when an article management apparatus according to an embodiment is applied.
[0014]
Also in FIG. 1, as in FIG. 4, an example is shown in which a plurality of articles a1 to an move from a point A as a shipping point to an arrival point at a predetermined destination via a point B as a relay point. Yes.
[0015]
Logistic cards C1 to Cn are affixed to the articles a1 to an at the shipping point A, respectively. These physical distribution cards C1 to Cn are constituted by non-contact type IC cards having a wireless communication function. Hereinafter, these physical distribution cards will be described as “non-contact type tags”.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1A and 1B denote reading managers. Similar reading managers are also provided at a relay point and an arrival point (not shown). Since these reading management machines 1A and 1B have the same configuration and the non-contact tags C1 to Cn have the same configuration, the reading management machine 1A and the non-contact tag C1 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0017]
First, the reading management machine 1A will be described. The reading management machine 1A is provided with a controller 5 that controls the reading management machine 1A in an integrated manner, which is omitted in FIG. The controller 6 of the controller 5 is configured to be able to perform predetermined arithmetic processing using the system program and working data stored in the memory 7. The control unit 6 includes an output device drive unit 8 for driving and controlling a display screen and a printer (not shown) via an I / O unit (not shown), an operation unit 9 including a keyboard and a mouse for inputting predetermined signals. Is connected. That is, the reading management machine 1A can be configured by a known personal computer (personal computer).
[0018]
In FIG. 2, T is a transmitter, to which an antenna t for communicating with the non-contact tag C1 is connected. This antenna t has an antenna t1 for exchanging data with the non-contact tag C1, and an antenna t2 for supplying power to the non-contact tag C1.
[0019]
The non-contact tag C1 receives power from the antenna 10, the communication control unit 11, the CPU 12, the memory 13, and the reading management machine 1A via the antenna 14 in the same manner as a normal IC card having a wireless communication function. And a power generation management 15 for generating drive power for the contactless tag C1. In addition to the system program for arithmetic processing of the CPU 12, the memory 13 stores the ID of the non-contact tag C1. The memory 13 is configured with a sufficient capacity so as to store IDs of other non-contact tags. The driving power may be held in the form of a battery inside the non-contact tag C1.
[0020]
Hereinafter, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the control operation at point A, which is a shipping point, will be described with reference to FIG.
[0021]
At point A, the non-contact tags C1 to Cn are affixed to the articles a1 to an, respectively. In this example, the articles a1 to an are moved to a predetermined destination (arrival point) on the same flight.
[0022]
The non-contact tags C1 to Cn affixed to the articles a1 to an are read by the reading management machine 1A (Yes in Step 100. Hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”). This reading is performed when the non-contact tags T1 to Tn attached to the articles a1 to an approach the antenna t of the reading management machine 1A while the articles a1 to an are moved by a belt conveyor (not shown). Done. Of course, this reading can also be performed by the operator holding the articles a1 to an over the antenna t of the reading management machine 1A. Further, the antenna t portion of the reading management machine 1A can be separated from the main body, and the antenna t portion can be held over the non-contact tags C1 to Cn of the articles a1 to an.
[0023]
The data stored in each of the read tags C1 to Cn is stored in the memory 7 of the reading manager 1A. When the last tag Cn is read, the tags C1 to Cn that have been read and stored so far are read. -1 data is stored in the memory 13 of the last tag Cn. That is, the last tag Tn serves as a management tag (management card) for managing the articles a1 to an to be moved together (S102, S104 positive, S106).
[0024]
In the above example, the management tag is the non-contact tag Tn read last, but after all the articles a1 to an are read, any article, for example, the article a1 is read again and pasted on the article a1. The contactless tag C1 can be used as a management tag.
[0025]
The management tag may be a plurality of articles among the articles a1 to an, for example, two non-contact tags C1 and Cn of the articles a1 and an. In this way, the management accuracy can be further improved. Therefore, in the present invention, when “the distribution card (non-contact tag) affixed to one predetermined article is a management card”, the non-contact tag affixed to a plurality of articles may be a management card. include.
[0026]
FIG. 3B shows the confirmation control operation when the articles a1 to an whose data have been read at the point A arrive at the point B.
[0027]
First, when the articles a1 to an arrive at the point B, the non-contact tags C1 to Cn attached to the articles a1 to an are read by the reading manager 1B in the same manner as the point A, and the reading is performed. The obtained data is stored in the memory 7 of the reading management machine 1B (Yes in S200, S202).
[0028]
When the reading of the non-contact tags C1 to Cn of all the articles a1 to an is completed (Yes in S204), the noncontact tag in which the ID of the tag of the other article is stored in one noncontact tag, that is, A management tag is extracted (S206). Since the non-contact tag Cn is set as the management tag at the point A, in this example, the non-contact tag Cn attached to the article an is extracted as the management tag.
[0029]
Since the management tag (Cn) contains data (information) of all the articles a1 to an at the point A, if the data contained therein and the data read at the point B match. The articles a1 to an at the point A and the articles a1 to an at the point B are determined to be the same, and it is determined that they are moved normally (Yes in S208, S210, S212).
[0030]
However, when the data included in the management tag (Cn), that is, the data of the non-contact tags (C1 to Cn) and the data of the non-contact tags read by the reading manager 1B do not match, When the non-contact tag C2 is missing among the non-contact tags, it is determined that the article a2 related to the non-contact tag C2 has not arrived at the point B (Yes in S210, S214). Therefore, the clerk can know that the article a2 has not arrived at the point B, and can quickly take appropriate measures as to whether or not an unloading has occurred at the point A.
[0031]
The above-described determination at the point B is performed at another relay point or at the arrival point. In the above example, a case where a relay point such as B point is provided between the shipping point (A point) and the arrival point is shown, but the arrival point from the shipping point (A point) without using the relay point. Of course, it may be a case of moving directly to.
[0032]
In the above example, an example of a non-contact tag is shown as an article card. However, a contact tag that is processed by connecting an IC card to a reading management machine can be used. There is a feature. Further, although the article card can be a magnetic card, the IC card is more convenient because it has a larger storage capacity.
[0033]
In the above-described example, the article is a baggage that is transported by an airplane or the like. However, it is needless to say that the article can be applied to an article such as a part that moves in a factory.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
An article management apparatus according to the present invention is an article management apparatus used when a plurality of articles move at the same time, and the remaining distribution card is attached to a predetermined one of the plurality of articles. A writing means for writing the identification data of the physical distribution card to be affixed to other articles is provided, and the written physical distribution card is used as a management card. A logistics system can be realized.
[0035]
An article management apparatus according to the present invention is an article management apparatus used when a plurality of articles move simultaneously, and reading means for reading data recorded on a physical distribution card attached to each of the plurality of articles, Extraction means for extracting the management card in which the identification data of the distribution card affixed to other items is recorded in addition to the identification data of the distribution card affixed to the item from the read data, A collating means for collating the data of the management card and the read identification data, and determining that the plurality of articles are in circulation at the same time when the collation match is obtained, and plurals when the collation match is not obtained. Therefore, a logistics system can be realized at a low cost with a simple configuration without the need for a management server. Can.
Further, when the physical distribution card is a non-contact IC card, the storage capacity is large and can be easily implemented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a movement state of an article to which an article management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a reading management machine and a non-contact tag.
3A is a flowchart showing a control operation at a dispatch point, and FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing a control operation at a relay point or an arrival point.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a movement state of a conventional article.
[Explanation of symbols]
1A, 1B Reading management machine C1-Cn Logistics card (non-contact tag)

Claims (2)

An article management device used a plurality of articles toward the point of arrival through the waypoints from ships point to Rutoki simultaneously moved by the same movement path regardless of its destination,
At the shipping point, a logistics card is affixed to each of the plurality of articles,
Further, the shipping point is provided with a reading management machine,
Reading means for reading data recorded on a physical distribution card affixed to each of the plurality of articles;
The distribution card affixed to the predetermined one of the articles of the previous SL plurality of articles and management card, its management card, the affixed to the rest of the other articles read by the reading means and a writing writing means also identification data distribution card,
At least one of the relay point and the arrival point is provided with another reading manager, and this other reading manager is
Other reading means for reading data recorded on the physical distribution card affixed to each of the plurality of articles,
From the data read by the other reading means, the identification data of the physical distribution card affixed to another article is written in addition to the identification data of the physical distribution card affixed to the article by the writing means. Extracting means for extracting the management card that has been inserted;
Collating means for collating the extracted identification data of the management card and the data read by the other reading means ;
The plurality of articles when the collation coincidence is obtained is determined to be circulating simultaneously, and a judging means judges that the plurality of articles are not distributed at the same time as the collation coincidence is not obtained ,
The plurality of articles are moved while checking the distribution state of the plurality of articles based only on the data recorded on the distribution card affixed to each article prepared on the shipping point side . An article management apparatus characterized by the above.   2. The article management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the physical distribution card is a non-contact IC card.

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